State ex rel. Hickey v. Freeman

This suit was brought for the use of a minor to have an accounting with her guardian. Only one item is in controversy on appeal. The guardian made a charge for board and maintenance against his ward amounting to about $1,900. This charge was allowed by the master, but disallowed by the chancellor, and the guardian and his sureties have appealed to this court.

The minor was left an orphan when she was thirteen years old. The defendant Freeman was a friend of her family, and,, the girl having no near relatives, Freeman took her into his home. He qualified as her guardian. Freeman received as…